The Battle of Ideas in the Labour Party: From Attlee to Corbyn and Brexit

From Attlee to the birth of New Labour, and the advent of Corbynism, this book gives a lively account of the ideological developments and dramas in the Labour Party in recent decades.

Batrouni delves into the totemic battles between hard and soft left, examining the destructive and creative elements of key periods of Labour’s ideological exhaustion and ideational confusion.

Providing powerful insights from interviews with some of the most influential thinkers, advisors and MPs in the part...